Forced adoptions in Britain done by Catholic church

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It was a very different time than today, what was appropriate then is not appropriate now.
In general, I think they were trying to look out for the welfare of the children.

From your response, you probably aren’t aware but the other practice of the day was to force a couple to get married because of the expected child, OUT OF OBLIGATION AND RESPONSIBILITY, NOT LOVE!!!
Rosebud77 said:
Er what?

The Church tore babies from mothers and sold them.

google “Bessborough” and read some of the facts of this. Some of the suffering caused.

In England they tended to send them to eg Australia. In Ireland it was to America. The babies to be sold were carefully chosen, from the higher class families, were well fed and cared for … good genetics.
The Church “could” easily have helped in many other ways.

It was a moral judgement on the “fallen women” .

most of the remaining babies were raised in orphanages, those who did nto perish in infancy
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Theo520 said:
It was a very different time than today, what was appropriate then is not appropriate now.
In general, I think they were trying to look out for the welfare of the children.

From your response, you probably aren’t aware but the other practice of the day was to force a couple to get married because of the expected child, OUT OF OBLIGATION AND RESPONSIBILITY, NOT LOVE!!!
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And yes I know well the marriage aspect.

Nothing wrong with marrying like that. These days they just live together for the same reasons and the family stays together. From choice not compulsion.i

Far far better than what went on wholesale without the consent of the mothers, and not all that long ago.

Still many seeking their roots from those terrible deeds.
 
Nothing horrible about it, it was the best available option at that time.
Women who had the support of their families did keep the babies.

We take babies away from mothers in the present day, when they can’t take care of their child. Yes, without their consent.
Rosebud77 said:
And yes I know well the marriage aspect.

Nothing wrong with marrying like that. These days they just live together for the same reasons and the family stays together. From choice not compulsion.i

Far far better than what went on wholesale without the consent of the mothers, and not all that long ago.

Still many seeking their roots from those terrible deeds.
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